15-year-old arrested after shots fired on Saginaw's West Side to face juvenile charges

SAGINAW, MI — A 15-year-old Saginaw resident arrested after a bullet struck an occupied vehicle on the city's West Side will not face adult charges.

Prosecutors charged the male as a juvenile with two counts of felonious assault, or assault with a dangerous weapon, and a single count of carrying a concealed weapon, said Saginaw County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Boyd.

Michigan State Police troopers and Saginaw police officers determined that a bullet hit the passenger's side door an occupied vehicle about 9 p.m. Thursday, July 18, on North Webster near West Holland, said state police Lt. Brian Cole.

Police received a description of the suspect, Cole said, and later observed him walking in the area. While performing a pat-down search of the teen, officers found a gun, Cole said.